Signed German

{{Short description|Manually coded form of German}}

{{Distinguish|German Sign Language}}

In Germany, Signed German, known in German as Lautsprachbegleitende Gebärden or Lautbegleitende Gebärden (LBG, "Speech-accompanying signs"), is a manually coded form of German that uses the signs of German Sign Language and is used in Germany.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-25 |title=Germany Language {{!}} German Sign Language |url=https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/life/germany-language-german-sign-language |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.deutschland.de |language=en}} The Swiss-German Sign Language is used in German Switzerland, while Austria and the German-speaking parts of Italy use Austrian Sign Language.{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2022-07-29 |title=AUSTRIA: What sign languages are used in Austria? |url=https://www.intersignuniversity.com/post/austria-facts |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=InterSign University |language=en}} Signed German, in contrast to the other signed languages which are used a mother tongue and cultural carriers,{{Cite web |title=Austrian Sign Language |url=https://www.unesco.at/en/culture/intangible-cultural-heritage/national-inventory/news-1/article/austrian-sign-language#:~:text=Austrian%20Sign%20Language%20(%C3%96GS)%20serves,distinguished%20by%20regionally%20specific%20characteristics. |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Austrian UNESCO-Commission |language=en}} is primarily used as a bridge to the German language in education and for simultaneous translation from German, not as a natural form of communication between deaf people.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}